I could use an overview that includes an update to the Computer Architecture class I took in the early 90's. This is good - for "general purpose" microprocessors.
At that time, nothing at all was said about GPUs - they basically didn't count at all. I don't really recall anything about DSPs either. And FPGAs were considered neat and exotic, but a little useless, particularly compared to their cost and more of a topic for EE majors.
Now I've seen a great update (posted to HN) about how FPGAs are basically.. no longer FPGAs and include discrete microprocessors, GPUs and DSPs.. often many (low powered) of each!
This statement:
"The programmable shaders in graphics processors (GPUs) are sometimes VLIW designs, as are many digital signal processors (DSPs),"
is about as far as it goes. Can someone point me to a 90-minute guide that expands on that?
* What about the GPUs and DSPs that are not VLIW designs?
* What is the architecture of some of the more common GPUs and DSPs in general use today? (as they cover common Intel, AMD and ARM designs in this article). eg: Differences between current AMD and NVIDIA designs? I don't even know what "common 2018 DSPs" might be!
* How does anything change in FPGAs now, and where is that heading? (the FPGAs-aren't-FPGAs article was a few years old)
At that time, nothing at all was said about GPUs - they basically didn't count at all. I don't really recall anything about DSPs either. And FPGAs were considered neat and exotic, but a little useless, particularly compared to their cost and more of a topic for EE majors.
Now I've seen a great update (posted to HN) about how FPGAs are basically.. no longer FPGAs and include discrete microprocessors, GPUs and DSPs.. often many (low powered) of each!
This statement: "The programmable shaders in graphics processors (GPUs) are sometimes VLIW designs, as are many digital signal processors (DSPs),"
is about as far as it goes. Can someone point me to a 90-minute guide that expands on that?
* What about the GPUs and DSPs that are not VLIW designs? * What is the architecture of some of the more common GPUs and DSPs in general use today? (as they cover common Intel, AMD and ARM designs in this article). eg: Differences between current AMD and NVIDIA designs? I don't even know what "common 2018 DSPs" might be! * How does anything change in FPGAs now, and where is that heading? (the FPGAs-aren't-FPGAs article was a few years old)